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Synopsis: Alton Meyer is a boy unlike any other in the world with bizarrely powerful abilities and strange weaknesses. In the middle of the night, his father, Roy, spirits him away from the isolated cult that practically worships him and is determined to regain him at all costs. At the same time, Alton's abilities have been noticed by the US government as well and they are equally insistent on getting to the bottom of this mystery with Paul Sevier of the National Security Agency leading the Federal pursuit with his own questions. These rival hunts force father and son into a desperate run towards a looming date with destiny that could change everything.
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Jeff Nichols
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2016
112 min
$3,324,164
Website
1,204 Views


- Nothing.

I can't believe the

ranch released this.

I dont think they did.

Ill take first watch.

You need to sleep.

- You need anything?

- A drink.

You got it.

Im in this for Alton.

All the way.

Things with that Trooper didnt

need to go down like that.

Dont interfere with me again.

The details of that relationship,

extremely not clear.

I've got something

want you to see.

Has anyone else from the ranch

decoded the coordinates you gave me?

No.

They only have the D.

Well...

The place is clear,

but I still dont have an

answer as to why that place.

Have you ever done any studying

on the concept of ley lines?

No.

Well, their validity is arguable,

but I've gotta tell you,

- they never search...

- Elden.

Im tired.

Of course.

Do you miss it?

Living on the ranch.

Yeah.

Very much.

Lucas!

Alton!

No!

I got you. I got you.

I got you. I got you.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Things are break.

What kinds of things?

Windows,

light bulbs,

cars are shut down,

that kind of thing.

It just got worse the

older he got so...

...they just started

lettin him sleep...

...in the daytime and

hed be awake at night.

Thats why our services

are all at night now.

And whats your

job on the ranch?

Childcare.

I help look after all of

Brother Calvins children.

Alton its been with

him, over two years now.

And the birth mother?

She abandoned him.

- Yes, Ive done it.

- Communing?

Thats what we call it.

To be clear,

a visible spectrum of

light came from his eyes.

Yes.

Others have described

seeing things.

Did he show you things

during this process?

Yes.

Well, what kinds of things?

I wouldnt know where to start.

And Friday, March 6th?

Why is this date important?

Its the day of our judgment.

What makes you say that?

I believe it.

It wasnt images.

Not what I remember.

It was more...

It was like a feeling.

What...

...kind of feeling?

Comfort.

And...

...what do you think will

happen on Friday, March 6th?

If Alton is with us...

...we will be saved.

Barbara Meyer?

Alright, I need

everyone to stand up...

...exit through the

front doors please.

Lucas, can you get

Alton in the van?

Yeah.

Were taking your van.

Please. Dont.

You know where were going.

I...

I had to see again.

You knew better.

We need to stop for gas.

We could use some supplies.

Ill go in.

The less people that

see you the better.

I need to use a pay phone.

Whats Kryptonite?

It's the only thing

that'll kill Superman.

Its made up.

I should never let

you given him those.

Hes never seen a comic

book in his life.

Thats why he needed em.

Readings reading.

He needs to know what's real.

He looks weaker.

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Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols has directed Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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